Financial Accountant

Pure Resourcing Solutions Limited; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Pure Resourcing Solutions Limited, on behalf of a well-established manufacturing business in the United Kingdom, seeks a Qualified Financial Accountant to join the finance team and own key financial reporting.

You will work closely with senior finance leaders to maintain robust controls, support month-end/year-end activities and drive process improvements across statutory reporting and compliance.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with statutory reporting experience.
• Experience delivering month-end and year-end close.
• Knowledge of intercompany accounting in multi-entity environments.

Responsibilities

• Prepare statutory financial statements and disclosures.
• Support month-end, year-end and external audits.
• Maintain balance sheet reconciliations and robust controls.
• Manage intercompany accounting and reconciliations.
• Help with corporation tax compliance and regulatory reporting.
• Liaise with external advisers and auditors as needed.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and reporting.
• Document key finance procedures and drive improvements.
• Partner with stakeholders to provide accounting insight.

Skills

Qualified Accountant

Financial accounting

Statutory reporting

ERP systems

Excel skills

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA member

Tools

ERP software

Job description

A well-established manufacturing business is seeking a qualified Financial Accountant to join its established finance team. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced finance professional who can quickly integrate into the business, take ownership of key financial reporting activities and add value from day one.

Working closely with senior finance leaders and key stakeholders, you will play a pivotal role in maintaining robust financial controls, delivering accurate financial reporting and supporting ongoing business improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare statutory financial statements and supporting disclosures.
• Support month-end, year-end and external audit activities.
• Maintain and review balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring robust financial controls are in place.
• Manage intercompany accounting and reconciliations across multiple entities.
• Support corporation tax compliance, tax reporting and regulatory submissions.
• Liaise with external advisers and auditors as required.
• Identify opportunities to improve finance processes, controls and reporting.
• Document key finance procedures and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Partner with stakeholders across finance and the wider business to provide accounting support and insight.

About You

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).
• Proven experience in financial accounting and statutory reporting.
• Strong balance sheet reconciliation and financial control experience.
• Knowledge of intercompany accounting and working within a multi-entity environment.
• Exposure to tax compliance and regulatory reporting.
• Experience of ERP systems and strong Excel skills.
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
• Comfortable working in a hands-on role within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Able to hit the ground running and take ownership of responsibilities from the outset.

What's on Offer?

• A permanent position within an established and supportive finance team.
• Broad exposure across financial reporting, controls, compliance and business projects.
• The opportunity to make a tangible impact and contribute to ongoing process improvements.
• A collaborative working environment with strong stakeholder interaction.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.

This role is ideally suited to a qualified accountant who enjoys a hands-on environment and is looking to play a key role within a growing manufacturing business. We are seeking an individual who is proactive, commercially aware and capable of making an immediate contribution while working as part of a collaborative finance team.